Um... Looking at your signature, is Sharkbait separated from the girls? If he isn't I would STRONGLY suggest getting a divider. Welcome to the forum!

See my AV...take a look behind my boy, lol. Sneaky butthead was disguised as a girl and made into my sorority for a long time. I only noticed when he went through a growth spurt overnight & built a massive bubble nest. I got him out before I had fry thank goodness.

Don't worry, I understand. I was uneasy about it at first, but I have a lot of supervision time right now that I'm on summer break. Thank you for your concern though. If anything happens or if the situation gets too uncomfortable, I'll remove him.

Don't worry, I understand. I was uneasy about it at first, but I have a lot of supervision time right now that I'm on summer break. Thank you for your concern though. If anything happens or if the situation gets too uncomfortable, I'll remove him.

I would have left my boy in my sorority because my girls really liked him. He was a key part to their hierarchy. The only problem was he was mating with all my girls. Honestly I knew he wouldn't kill the girls & the girls wouldn't kill him, but I know he was mating with them. I couldn't have a bunch of fry in a 10g sorority.

I'll look into the egg bound sickness part, but right now I do feel comfortable with them together. I was surprised at how they all ignore each other. Ares, my alpha female, has an aggressive personality in small confines, but since I moved the sorority into the 29 she's completely mellowed out.

I'll look into the egg bound sickness part, but right now I do feel comfortable with them together. I was surprised at how they all ignore each other. Ares, my alpha female, has an aggressive personality in small confines, but since I moved the sorority into the 29 she's completely mellowed out.

Have the girls shown any signs of being eggy? If not they may not be interested in mating & that would not be an issue. Does your male build bubble nest at all?

The females don't have any symptoms of being egg bound (just checked to be sure after some research), two for sure are a little young I think, and Sharkbait doesn't really build bubble nests. He blows a few in a corner of the tank but the bubble décor mixed with the low flow from the filter make it impossible for him to keep one.